Bow-rest for automobile-tops.



M. J. MOLITOR.

BOW REST FUR AUTOMOBILE TOPS.

APPLICATION FILED my 1'1. m2,

Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

hody having secured thereto BEST AVAILABLE COPY UNITED STAT Ed PATENT @F.li-t@lf.-.

MARTIN J. MOLITOR, OFZIONS, MINNESOTA. ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF 'ro MATHIAS BRITZ, or ZIONS. MINNESOTA.

BOW-REST FOR AUTOMOBILE-TOPS.

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ie it known that I, Man'rm J. \loi.rron. a citizen of the l nitcd States, residing at Zions, in the county of Stearns. State ol' Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bow-Rests tor Aiitoiimhile l opsg and 1 do herehy declare the following to: he a toll, clear. and exact description of. the invention, such as will enahleothers-skilled in the art to which it a na-rtains to make and use. the same.

This invention relates to improvements in how rests t'or automohile tops. and has 'l'or its ohject to so construct a device of this character that the hows ot' the top will he automatically engaged therehy and held firmly against accidental displacement.

further object of the invention is to produce a device ol this character, which will he simple in construction, etiicient' in operation and one which may lie-easily applied to the body oi an aulo'mohile.

With these and other ohjects in view, this invention reside-sin the; novel .l'eat'ures ol' construction. formations, comhirnitions and arrangements of parts to he hereinat'ter more "fully described, claimed and illustrated in the acetunpain'ing' drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of an automohile hody showing the device in place thereon.- Fig. 2 is a side elevation of one of the rests. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line ti -3 of Fig. 1. Fig. -,l is a similar view on line -ll of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view o't'one of the arms. l ig. his a similar view of one of the attaching),- lugs.

Referring to the drawing. the numeral. 1 designates the rear portion of an automohile hy flanges 3' lugs 23. said lugs heing arranged near the side edges ot thehody.

Held in engagement upon the lugs I) hy set screw 4: are collars 5, said collars ha vine formed in egral herewith necks ti. The necks t3 terminate in yokes 7. The upper ends of the arms 8 ot the yokes T are provided with perforated ears t. which are adapted to pivotally support. the arms 10, said arms having their lower ends directed outwardly. The upper ends of the arms 8 are rahheted. as at. ll which are adapted to coach with correspondingly shaped lower ends 12 formed upon the lower ends of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 17. 1912.

Patented Main-t. HHS.

Serial No. 698.039.

lingers l1). said lingers heing provided with inwardly directed portions ll, which termi nate in heveled jaws to. The lingers ll?) are l ormcd from linishttl steel, while the arms H are produced l'rom cast iron.

Secured in the base of each yoke T is a eoiica\'oconvex plate to, the upper snrl'ace of which is provided with a t'elt lacing; ii. to prevent. marring oi the lowermost how ol' the folded top.

livotally mounted intermediate their ends upon the necks t' are levers 18, said he vers having their upper and lower ends provided with perforations 1.9 and 2t), respec tively. Links 21 are provided, and have their inner ends pivotally connected in the perforations 20 ol the levers l3, and their outer ends pivotally connected in the peritorations formed in the lower ends of the arms 10. Similar links 23 are provided and have their inner ends pivotally'connected in the perloratiei-is '1.) of the levers 18, and their outer ends similarly connected in the per't'tu'ations Q-l l'ormed in the lower ends ol the tttttts 1t).

ltivotally connected at their outer ends to the perforatitms 20 of the levers 18 are the outer ends o't pit-man rods 95, the inner ends of which are eccentrically com'iected to a disk 26 which is rolatahly mounted ntermediate the collars 5, and to the. hotly '1 of the automobile. The disk it is provided with a handle 27, which when grasped and operated. the said disk will he partially rotated, thus drawing upon the pitmen 27 whereupon the levers '13 will he rocked, thus drawing;- the. arms 8 away t'roln each other so that the automohile top may he removed from the rest.

Tho lower ends of the arms are each provided with lugs 2%. similar lugs being: also provided upon the opposite sides of the necks t). Coil springs 29 are provided and have their outer terminals encircling the lugs QS-t'ormed upon the arms, and the in ner terminals encircling the lugs 2Q upon the necks 6. thus preventing accidental displacement ot' the said springs. Said springs serve. to normally hold the upper ends of the arms 8 in contacting relation and at. the same time. permitting the bows of an automohilc top to pass therehutwecn when the top is lowered. The inner ends of the pit.- mcn 9.5 are formed with longitudinal slots 30, which permit sulticient play at their pivotal point .with the levers 18 to permit a slight spreading movement of said arms when the bows are passing therebetween.

By formin the upper and lower ends of the lar's, arms pivotally connected to the ends ofthe yokes, means for normally holding the upper ends of the arms in contacting relation, a disk mounted on the body, and means connecting the disk and arms to simultaneously spread the said arms apart upon operation of the disks.

2. The combination with a vehicle body having lugs carried thereby, a disk carried.

by said body and between the lugs, collars engaging said lugs, necks formed upon the collars, yokes carried by the necks, arms pivotally connected to the upper ends of the arms of the yokes, a lever pivotally mounted on the necks, links connecting the lower ends of said arms and the 0 posite ends of the levers, pitmen having t eir outer ends pivotally connected to the lower ends of the evers ang their inner ends similarly connected to the disk, means for holdin the arms closed, said disk being 'perabe to spread the arms apart, as and or the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

. MARTIN J. MOLITOR.

Witnesses MATT\BRITZ, PETER "RAEDER. 

